The carmaker has formed a task force with Air Liquide, Schneider Electric and Valeo, comprising around 30 purchasing and industrialization experts for the same.

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April 01, 2020, 13:44 IST

The respirators will be built by Air Liquide in Antony and Groupe PSA will manufacture the critical elements for them in the automaker's Poissy plant.New Delhi: French automobile manufacturer Groupe PSA has announced on Tuesday that it has joined hands with Air Liquide, Schneider Electric and Valeo to produce 10,000 respirators in 50 days for the medical sector in France.

On March 22, the French government had requested several companies in the country led by Air Liquide to study the possibility of increasing production of respirators, which is a critical medical equipment in the fight against coronavirus outbreak.

As Groupe PSA informed in the release, it formed the task force with Air Liquide, Schneider Electric and Valeo, comprising around 30 purchasing and industrialization experts. The automaker also says that it will ask the contribution of 100 partner companies to provide 300 essential components that are necessary for the manufacturing of medical equipment.

The respirators will be built by Air Liquide in Antony and Groupe PSA will manufacture the critical elements for them in the automaker's Poissy plant. Groupe PSA has also claimed that it will offer to volunteer employees of its Research and Development site in Velizy to help the Air Liquide factory in Antony.

Several automakers across the world are joining the fight against the coronavirus by helping the governments by manufacturing ventilators, respirators and other critical medical equipment.

In India, Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors, TVS Motor Company, Mahindra & Mahindra have already come forward with such initiatives. M&M has is making the face shields as well. In the US, General Motors and Ford have collaborated with Ventec and GE Healthcare respectively to produce ventilators. Tesla too is importing the ventilators from China for usage in US hospitals.

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